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Kills schizonts in erythrocytes

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Blood schizonticide

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Kills liver schizonts or hypnozoites

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Tissue schizonticide

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Kills gametes in human blood

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Gametocide

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Prevent sporogony and multiplication in vector

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Sporonticide

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Dormant liver hypnozoites

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P. vivax, P. ovale

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Pigment of malaria

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Hemozoin

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Chloroquine MOA

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Prevents polymerization of heme to hemozoin

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Blood schizonticide

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Chloroquine, Quinine, Mefloquine, Doxycycline, Lumefantrine, Artemisinin

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Blood and Tissue schizonticide

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Primaquine, Atovaquone

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Non-falciparum chloroquine-sensitive malaria DOC

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Chloroquine

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Non-falciparum chloroquine-sensitive malaria prophylaxis

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Chloroquine

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chloroquine-resistant malaria DOC

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Quinidine

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chloroquine-resistant malaria prophylaxis

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Mefloquine

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Malaria DOC in pregnant

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Quinidine

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Severe falciparum Malaria DOC

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Quinidine

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Non-severe falciparum Malaria DOC

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Co-Artem (Artemisinin + Lumefantrine)

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Vivax and Ovale DOC for treatment

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Primaquine

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Vivax and Ovale DOC for prophylaxis

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Primaquine

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Blackwater fever

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Quinine

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Quinine MOA

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Block DNA replication and transcription

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Primaquine MOA

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Forms redox compounds that acts as cellular oxidants

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Target of primaquine

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Liver hypnozoites

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Liver hypnozoite sequela

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Relapse

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Anti-malarial that disrupts mitochondrial ETC

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Atovaquone

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Malarone

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Atovaquone-Proguanil

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Second line chloroquine-resistant malaria prophylaxis

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Malarone

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Multidrug-resistant malaria prophylaxis

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Doxycycline